Antimicrobial Use in a Cohort of US Nursing Homes, 2017

Cross-sectional survey of US nursing homes, found prevalence of antimicrobial use was 8.2 per 100 residents (95% CI, 7.8-8.8). Antimicrobials were most often used to treat active infections, primarily UTIs, and fluoroquinolones were the most common antimicrobial class.

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Journal of the American Medical Association